Teaching
activities - Current:
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Once every
couple of years
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13 lectures
in course on algae and fungi
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Every time
it is offered
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Lectures in
Plant Molecular Biology
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Every other
year
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Lectures in Plant Biochemistry
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Every year
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Biology 301:
A lecture each year to introduce students to work in my laboratory
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2006-2012
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Numerous guest lectures in various
courses including Plant Biochemistry, Marine Microbiology (Hopkins Marine
Station hosted by Alfred Spormann), Plant Molecular Biology
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2009, 2012
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Freshman
course at Stanford University – From Photosynthesis to biofuels; Energy for
the Future
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2010
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One-week-long course in Eilat, Israel
– The Acclimation of Photosynthetic Organisms to their Environment
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2013
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Bioengineering - The GreenCut and Identifying Proteins
Critical for Photosynthesis
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2014
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Ancona Italy
– Algal physiology, biochemistry, and genetics – Three lectures: (i) Light
and photosynthetic organisms (ii) Acclimation to changing nutrient conditions
(iii)The coral reefs and the interaction between an alga and its host
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Teaching activities - Past:
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1976
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Indiana
University, Laboratory section of the Physiology Course
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1984, 1990
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Stanford
University, Course on Algae and Fungi (with Sarah Fultz) - 13 lectures each
time
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1987-1995
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Stanford University, Plant Molecular
Biology and Plant Biochemistry courses (team taught; Sharon Long, Virginia
Walbot, Peter Ray, and Neil Hoffman).
Generally, I give between 5 and 10 lectures a year for various courses
in the Biology Department of Stanford University
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1983-1993
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Helped in
organization of several seminar courses. Gave two or three lectures in
Biology 301 yearly
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1992, 1993
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Course on Molecular Biology of Marine
Algae (with Lynda Goff and Annette Coleman)
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Industrial Affiliations:
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1993-2000
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Joint
project with Martek Biosciences Corporation in Columbia, MD. Molecular manipulation of chromophytic
algae to facilitate production of metabolites and specific lipids
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1995-2001
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Consultant
for Exelixis Pharmaceuticals
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1997-2002
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Martek Inc.
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2007-2015
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Chief of
Genetics, Solazyme: a high level consultant mostly for the biotechnological
aspects of working with the algae
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2016
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Consultant for Applicolor: advice on
the use of light for applications in the food industry |
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